Novel Adaptation
Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup · 1853 → Film 2013
The BookGoodreads
4.2/ 5
1853
The FilmAudience Score
No rating data
TMDB
2013134 min
Faithfulness to source92%
Highly faithful
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About the Book
The memoir of Solomon Northup, a free Black man from New York who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841.
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About the Film
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Details
Genre
Biography
Source Type
Novel
Year Published
1853
Year Released
2013
Director
Steve McQueen
Runtime
134 min
Adaptation Type
Feature Film
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